The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27228 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27228 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Jun 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27228 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPipe band’s leader chasing sailors, wearing Chanel : CORNCOB
5-acrossRotate teepee : TWIDDLE
9-acrossNancy’s one swan is set free : UNPEN
10-acrossBouncy, half-cut barman turns and departs for walk : BOULEVARD
11-acrossGamble with a contraceptive method? A brainwave! : BETARHYTHM
12-acrossEvery so often go crazy over pasta : ORZO
14-acrossCairo-born criminal ringing commercial dating agency : RADIOCARBON
18-acrossCoppers slam heartless order to leave train : SMALLCHANGE
21-acrossOne ignored unspoken diplomacy : TACT
22-acrossCheating outrageously at ludo, Sue is probed by copper at last : ADULTEROUS
25-acrossTwisted and turned more than needed : REDUNDANT
26-acrossEither end of ancient American vessel : AORTA
27-acrossStruggling to evacuate county town of Cornwall, briefly : COSTIVE
28-acrossHaving lost perp stupidly, poor copper’s been blue : OBSCENE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Lord Copper edging closer to junior doctors : CRUMBS
2-down – Standing on couch with foot in bandage : REPUTE
3-down – Result of flying high over River Wye, reportedly in reverse direction : CONTRARILY
4-down – Barnet lad discontented copper : BOBBY
5-down – Land or borough in Holland for Spooner : TOUCHDOWN
6-down – Regularly nibble and kiss horny mountaineer : IBEX
7-down – Starts to denounce inequality and social division in rant : DIATRIBE
8-down – In row D? : ENDTOEND
13-down – Group including copper and bishop run down hill backwards : BASEMETALS
15-down – Dry-eyed husband angrily stifling curses : DEHYDRATE
16-down – Obscure boozer between centre of Cleveleys and Morecambe? : ESOTERIC
17-down – Nipper picked up poems and scanned lines : BARCODES
19-down – Crude paddles in dugout canoe : COARSE
20-down – Test a Tesla stock car : ESTATE
23-down – Club finally lost extremely tight game : LOTTO
24-down – Opposed to social worker removing kids from Sid : ANTI

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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